Patents by Inventor Gerrit Jan Scholl

Gerrit Jan Scholl has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and devices for recording or reading files on/from a sequential medium and sequential medium
    Patent number: 7065535
    Abstract: In a method and a device for reading and a method and a device for recording files on a sequential medium as well as the sequential medium itself, in order to enable the use of sequential write-once mediums, the file system descriptor pointing to a current version of a management information area, is recorded on a reserved track being located at the beginning of the volume. Thereby, the management information area is recorded at a location behind files being recorded onto the volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Ronald Marcel Tol, Gerrit Jan Scholl, Wilhelmus Jacobus Van Gestel, Steven Broeils Luitjens
  • Method and devices for storing and reading data on a storage medium in accordance with at least two file systems, and storage medium for use in at least two file system
    Patent number: 7065021
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and devices for storing and reading data (5, 6) on a storage medium (17). In order to allow compatibility between different file systems (JAFS, UDF) data structures are stored in a first administrative area (10) as belonging to the first file system (JAFS) and a second administrative area (12) belonging to the second file system (UDF). Thus, a so-called bridge disc is achieved that may be read in the different file systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Ronald Marcel Tol, Gerrit Jan Scholl
  • Methods and devices for recording or reading files on/from a sequential medium and sequential medium
    Publication number: 20020161774
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for reading and a method and a device for recording files on a sequential medium as well as the sequential medium itself. In order to enable the use of sequential write-once mediums according to the invention the file system descriptor pointing to a current version of a management information area is recorded on a reserved track being located at the beginning of the volume. Thereby, the management information area is recorded at a location behind files being recorded onto the volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
    Inventors: Ronald Marcel Tol, Gerrit Jan Scholl, Wilhelmus Jacobus Van Gestel, Steven Broeils Luitjens
  • Method and devices for storing and reading data on a storage medium and storage medium
    Publication number: 20020159369
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and devices for storing and reading data (5, 6) on a storage medium (17). In order to allow compatibility between different file systems (JAFS, UDF) data structures are stored in a first administrative area (10) as belonging to the first file system (JAFS) and a second administrative area (12) belonging to the second file system (UDF). Thus, a so-called bridge disc is achieved that may be read in the different file systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Ronald Marcel Tol, Gerrit Jan Scholl